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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Homemade Cleaning Supplies

Make your own supplies:
o Windows: mix 1 part vinegar and 1 part water in a spray bottle
o Soft Scrub: mix ½ cup baking soda add enough water to make it frosting like consistency only make enough to use on each cleaning project.
o Oven cleaner: Cover the bottom of the oven or stove top with water. Then cover water with baking soda until white let sit about ½ hour then cover once more with baking soda. Let sit over night. In the morning wipe clean. Any remaining residue or grease that is left dab some dish soap on a sponge and wipe clean.
o All purpose cleaner: ½ tsp laundry soap (powder form), a dab of dish soap, two cups hot water. Shake until laundry soap is dissolved completely in spray bottle.
o Furniture Polish: ½ tsp olive oil, ½ cup lemon juice or vinegar, Mix in glass jar. Dab a soft rag into the jar wipe furniture clean. Cover glass jar and store.
o Room Deodorizer: (kitchen / bath room) Spray your wood cutting board with straight 5% vinegar. Let sit over night as it evaporates it deodorizes the air; no need to clean of vinegar is safe. In the bath room, keep a spray bottle of the same solution of vinegar spray to clean rim of toilet and around toilet at the floor. This removes the urine smell and cleans all at once.
o Kitchen sink stain removal: Fill sink with hot water add ½ cup straight bleach let sit for 45 minutes and drain. All stains will be removed.
o Sanitizer/All Purpose Cleaner: ¼ - ½ cup Bleach to a gallon of water, mix and pour into a spray bottle. Refill as needed.
o Mold and Mildew Removal: 2 tsp tree oil 2 cups water mix in spray bottle spray on affected area wipe clean.
o Mold Removal: Pour Straight vinegar onto mold and let sink for 2 hours, If you can handle the smell leave there if not wipe it clean.
o Garbage disposal cleaner, Quarter a lemon and grind in disposal this will removal odors and cleans
o Carpet Stains: 1 cup white vinegar and 1 cup water scrub with brush let sit for several minutes. For heavy staining mix ¼ cup salt ¼ cup vinegar, ¼ cup borax mix to a paste apply to stains let sit for several hours and vacuum clean.
o Dishwasher soap: Mix borax and laundry soap) powder form) in equal parts.
o Remove marks from walls: Baking Soda to a damp sponge and wipe clean (should work for any markings crayon pen scuffs etc
o Rust remover: pour salt of rusty area squeeze lime juice until salt is soaked let sit over night and wipe clean.
o Stickers on wall: rub straight vinegar over them several times or until well soaked let sit 15 minutes and remove sticker.
o Toilet bowl cleaner: ¼ cup baking soda and 1 cup vinegar let sit for few minutes and clean with toilet brush.

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